Facebook Is Launching Redesigned Profile Pages

Facebook
is rolling out a redesign for profiles starting today. There is a
bigger emphasis on photos, and a the layout is more visual
overall. Below we have before and after shots of our profile.
After the screengrabs we have Facebook's blog post explaining the
changes.

Here's the new look:

And this is the old look. What do you think? Like it? Hate it?
Let us know in the comments.

Today I'm excited to introduce you to some improvements we've
made to the Facebook profile, so now it's even easier for you to
tell your story and learn about your friends.

A New Introduction

The profile begins with a quick overview of basic information
such as where you're from, where you went to school, and where
you work—﻿the kinds of conversation starters you share with
people you've just met or exchange with old friends as you get
reacquainted.

And since there's often no better way to learn about a person
than through photos, the profile now includes a row of recently
tagged photos of you. In my case, my profile features pics from
my engagement and wedding, two of my life's most recent and
happiest moments.﻿

You can now highlight the friends who are important to you, such
as your family, best friends or teammates. Create new groups of
friends, or feature existing friends lists. I opted to feature my
Ultimate Frisbee teammates, giving the rest of my friends a way
to learn more about that part of my life.

New Experiences

The profile also gives you new ways to share your interests and
activities. You can list the projects you worked on at your job,
classes you took in school, your favorite musicians and sports
teams, and more. You can also share your life philosophy by
connecting to the religions, political affiliations, and people
you follow and admire. All your interests and experiences are now
represented with images, making your entire profile a more
compelling visual experience.

Personally, I opted to add this profile project to my work
history at Facebook, and I tagged the people who worked on it
with me. I also added "Ultimate Frisbee" as one of the sports I
play and included a description of my team's victories at the USA
Ultimate National Championships and World Championships.

Improved Photos and Friends Pages

Thanks to the cool new "infinite scroll" feature, it's now much
faster and more fun to browse all your photos. The Friends page
now allows you to quickly find the people you're looking for:
just search by name, hometown, school or a number of other
dimensions. I met a ton of new Ultimate players at Nationals, and
the new profile has made it so much easier to locate and learn
about them.

We're really excited about the new profile. We're rolling
it out gradually and plan to get it to everyone by early next
year. You can upgrade immediately or learn more about the
new features on this page: www.facebook.com/about/profile.